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"Nicolaus Copernicus: Revolutionizing the Cosmos"

Nicolaus Copernicus, the Polish astronomer, revolutionized the understanding of the universe by proposing the heliocentric model, where the Earth orbits the sun. Despite facing opposition from the church and scientists, Copernicus gradually revealed his findings and published his work, "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres," shortly before his death in 1543. His groundbreaking discovery paved the way for modern astronomy and space exploration, with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope now capturing stunning images of the universe.

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Astronomer Owen Gingerich Passes Away at 93.

Owen Gingerich, a renowned astronomer and historian of science, has passed away at the age of 93. Gingerich dedicated years to tracking down 600 copies of Nicolaus Copernicus's influential book "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Libri Sex" and was known for his passion for astronomy, often dressing up as a 16th-century scholar for lectures. He believed in the compatibility of religion and science and explored this theme in his books "God's Universe" and "God's Planet."

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Astronomer Owen Gingerich Passes Away at 93.

Owen Gingerich, a noted astronomer and historian of science, who spent years tracking down every first- and second-edition copy of Nicolaus Copernicus’s revolutionary treatise, "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Libri Sex," died at the age of 93. Gingerich was known for his lively lectures and writings, often exploring the theme that religion and science were not incompatible. He was raised a Mennonite and believed that a superintelligent Creator exists beyond and within the cosmos. Gingerich's diligent research established that Copernicus’s thesis that Earth revolved around the sun, rather than the other way around, was much more widely read in its day than had been thought.

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